Portuguese/English Language Instructor
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Portuguese/English Language Instructor

EMILY PESSOA PLIMPTON
2311 Pimmit Drive, apt. 1214
Falls Church, VA 22043
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Employment History

2019 – Present Portuguese/English Instructor
Berlitz Languages Inc.
I currently teach Portuguese and English as a second language
at the Tyson’s Corner Berlitz School of Languages.

2013 – 2016 Portuguese Tutor
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Teach Portuguese and English as a second language to private clients.

2013 Portuguese Tutor
Global Arena
Taught Portuguese to executives being relocated to Brazil.

2013 Portuguese/English Interpreter Hanna Interpreting
Did medical interpreting from English to Portuguese and vice-
versa for non-English speaking patients during their doctors’ appointments.

2012 - 2013 Portuguese/English Translator
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Executed translations of demographic studies for the product launch and advertising strategies of consumer goods companies.

Skills

• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
• Well-developed teaching skills
• Able to work effectively in teams, and manage group dynamics
• Demonstrated expertise in getting students to fully engage in and enjoy the learning process
• Good listener, receptive to client’s and student’s needs and points of view
• Completely fluent in Portuguese, read and comprehended well Spanish and French



Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, summa cum laude
The Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD


Selected Personal Highlights

• Bilingual, born in New York City and raised in Brazil
• Educated in Brazil, Switzerland, and the United States
• Volunteered extensively as a camp counselor for children with AIDS and cancer
• Assisted teaching deaf children to speak at a parent/infant class for children with hearing and speech challenges

* Willing to participate in a government clearance investigation.